English Dictionary: prim | by the DICT Development Group |
7 results for prim | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prim \Prim\, n. [See {Privet}.] (Bot) The privet. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prim \Prim\, a. [OF. prim, prin, prime, first, principal. sharp, thin, piercing, fr. L. primus first. See {Prime}, a.] Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person. --Swift. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prim \Prim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Primming}.] To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prim \Prim\, v. i. To dress or act smartly. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Privet \Priv"et\, n. [Cf. Scot. privie, Prov. E. prim-print, primwort. Prob. for primet, and perh. named from being cut and trimmed. See, {Prim}, a., and cf. {Prime} to prune, {Prim}, n., {Prie}, n.] (Bot.) An ornamental European shrub ({Ligustrum vulgare}), much used in hedges; -- called also {prim}. {Egyptian privet}. See {Lawsonia}. {Evergreen privet}, a plant of the genus {Rhamnus}. See {Alatern}. {Mock privet}, any one of several evergreen shrubs of the genus {Phillyrea}. They are from the Mediterranean region, and have been much cultivated for hedges and for fancifully clipped shrubberies. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Prim, AR Zip code(s): 72130 |